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The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel

The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel

by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness, 1865-1947

BookID: 33208

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Historical fictionAdventure storiesNetherlands -- History -- 17th century -- Fiction

Description

"The Laughing Cavalier: The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel" by Baroness Orczy is an adventure novel published in 1913. Set in 1623 Holland, the story follows Percy Blakeney, a dashing foreign mercenary who becomes entangled in a deadly conspiracy. When he's hired to kidnap Gilda Beresteyn, daughter of a wealthy merchant, Blakeney finds himself caught between a dangerous assassination plot, a vengeful nobleman, and his growing feelings for his captive—who could send him to the gallows with a single word. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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